The N.B.A. Is Pushing Into Africa. Can It Compete With Soccer?

[Deeq A.]

SALY, Senegal — Even though he was 6-foot-6 by the time he was 14 years old, when an aspiring basketball star in Senegal picked up a ball for the first time, his friends were skeptical: In this soccer-mad region, why bother with a ball you dunk, when everyone else is kicking?

Source: Hiiraan Online